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August 17, 2025, 03:21 PM - 9 min read
Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades, a time during which Syria failed to treat its smaller neighbour as a sovereign nation.
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May 28, 2025, 03:02 PM - 6 min read
Both countries enjoy the status of so-called "middle powers" — states that are influential globally but lack the clout of great powers — which has "fuelled competition for regional dominance.” The two also have different approaches to political Islam.
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February 9, 2025, 02:58 PM - 7 min read
Mothers can now give children Kurdish names. The Kurdish language is taught in schools. The new year, Nowruz, can be celebrated openly.
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January 28, 2025, 07:04 PM - 2 min read
There was no official comment from Syria's interim government, but a semi-official newspaper reported that the Russian delegation would meet with the country's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, and with the its foreign minister.
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